South Africa US$1 million Lottery Scam

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Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] LOTTERY AWARD WINNING

 

  

  

From the Independent Draw Auditors & Management Co-ordinators

Euro/Afro/ Asia/America International Lottery

Promotional Programme Award.

Lotteries Headquarters: 31, Brixon Court,
Carlton East Gate,
Johannesburg,
Republic of South Africa.

                                                                   Ref. File No.: KPC/9030108308/04. 
                                                                   Batch: 15/76/EF36. 
                                                                   Serial No: SALP97585. 
                                                                   Ticket No: B665 75608567.

                                                                  

 

 

SUB “LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION”

 

 

Attn: Dear Winner,

 

 

Congratulations!!! We wishes to use this medium to officially notify you on the final notification that your Name and/or Company has being selected among the 100 Star/Lucky Winners Worldwide National Lotteries Promotional Programme based on the South African 2010 World Cup hosting as announced on Saturday, 15 May, 2004 by FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland to be played in South Africa in 2010. You’re Name, Email address and/or Companies Name attached to the Ticket Number: (B9665 75608567 775) with! BATCH NUMBER: 15/76/EF36 and SERIAL NUMBER (SALP97585) drew the winning: (04/13/21/27/36/38-45) in this Month’s Lottery Result, which subsequently won you the Lottery Award Winner in the 1st Category of this Lottery Programme 2007/.

 

All participants were selected randomly from the Worldwide Business and/or Trade Journals, Web-Site & Email addresses through Computer Super Draw System and extracted from over 1.000.000.00 (One Million) individual Emails, Companies and Corporate Organizations Names and Addresses as listed from their various Country’s Trade and Investment Journals in their Web-site from Africa, Middle East, Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, North – South and Central America to promote this Lottery Programme Award by the Independent Lottery Draw Auditors. 

 

You’re Name and Ref. File Number has therefore been approved to claim a Total Sum of US$1.000.000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to REF. FILE NO# (KPC/9030108308/04). This is from the Total Cash Prize of US$7.500.000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) Jackpot to be shared among the first Three  LUCKY WINNERS in the 1st Category Worldwide this year 2007 in this Lottery Programme. Please note that your Lucky Winning Numbers falls within our Lottery Booklet Representative office here in Johannesburg, South Africa as indicate in the Play Coupon of the National Lotteries Board Commission Award in Johannesburg, South African Regional Office of this Lotteries Board.

 

In view of this, your US$1.000.000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) would be released to you by our Accredited Representative “Lottery Consultant Claim Agent ” immediately he commences the processes to facilitate the release and transferring of your funds as soon as you contact him as allocated and insured under your Ref. File Numbers, approved and signed as the beneficiary to this fund in your name. Also your claim award included with Free Flight Ticket and Seven (7) Days Hotel Reservation in one of the Five Star Hotels during the World Cup Festive in 2010.

 

This Lottery Programme took place to promote the South African 2010 World Cup hosting as announced by FIFA in Zurich Switzerland to be played in South Africa in 2010. For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you for being one of our Lucky Winners of this Lottery prize.

 

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme by some unscrupulous elements. (Please be warned).  To file for your claim, please contact one of our Accredited/Authorized Representatives Lottery Consultant Claim Agent immediately.

 

PROVIDE ALL YOUR WINNING  INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO AVOID MISTAKE 

 

 

South Africa [claim officer]

Dr. JOE BROWN 

TEL: +27 73 187 5505

Email: j_b112@yahoo.co.uk

 

FULL NAME:

ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION:

COUNTRY:

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:

MARITAL STATUS:

SEX:

AGE:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

REFERENCE NUMBER:

BATCH NUMBER:

DRAW NUMBER:

TICKET NUMBER:

SERIAL NUMBER:

 

Please be informed that the entire winning prize must be claimed on or before 30 days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications. Kindly quote your Reference/Batch Numbers in any correspondences with our designated Consultant Claim Agent. Thanks for being part of this International Lottery Promotional Programme and for your participation in this Lottery Programme. “Age Restriction of under 18 yrs applied“.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation. Approved, Dispatched and Signed:
Yours Faithfully,

Mrs, joy johnson

(Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.) 
on Behalf of Mr. Rudolf Phillip Markhams. 
       (Zonal Co-oridinator) 

               

 

Congratulations from the Staff & Members of the 
       National Lottery Board Commission                             

 

 

 

                                 

Mr James Nkomo                     Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams             Mrs. joy johnson 

(Board Member)                         (Zonal Co-ordinator)        (Zonal Co-ordinator Sec.) 

 

 

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